Name: Date Performed:

BURCA, TONI ROSE T. JANUARY 11,2018

Course/ Year: Instructor:
BSCE-5TH YEAR BRO. GERMAN B. BARLIS, DT
Laboratory Exercise No. 4
“CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO (CBR) TEST OF SOIL”
FINAL DATA SHEET

Table 1
PROPERTIES BEFORE TEST
PARAMETERS READING
Description about sample Clay
Mass of the plate, g 60.49
Mass of the plate + Wet Soil, g 78.75
Mass of plate + Dry Soil, g 76.92
Mass of Soil (dried) 16.43
Mass of water, g 1.83
Moisture Content, % 11.1381619
Weight of compacted soil, and the set of mold, g 13,445
Weight of mold set, g 8,841
Weight of the compacted soil, g 4,604
Height of Compacted soil, cm 17.8
Diameter of the compacted soil, cm 15.23
Volume of compacted soil, cm3 3242.721794
Density of compacted soil, Vcs g/cm3 1.419794942
Data used from the Apparatus (Test 2)
Load applied, kN 0.82
Load applied, lbf 184.34338
Diameter of piston, in 1.95
Number of blows 56
Area of piston,in2 2.986476517
Pressure obtained, psi 61.72604371
Standard Unit load (prssure) for well-graded crushed stone, psi 1000
Depth of Penetration, in (2.54mm) 1
CBR, % 6.172604371

Interpretation for CBR values:

0-3% = Fail subgrade base
7-20% = Good sub-base
40-50% = Good base before concrete
>50% = Excellent Pavement

Computations:
For Soil Properties Before and After Test

Mass of soil/specimen (Ms)= M soil+plate – Mring= 176.74g – 68.7g = 108.4 g

Mass of dried soil (Md)= 91.57g
Mass of water (Mw)= Ms-Md= 108.4g – 91.57g= 16.47g
Moisture Content (MC) = ( Mw/ Md )* 100 = (16.47/91.57)*100= 17.986%
Density (ρd) = Md / volume= 91.57g/ [(π/4)(6cm)2(2.5cm)] = 1.30g/cc
Density (ρ) = Md / volume= 91.57g/ [(π/4)(6cm)2(2.5cm)] = 1.30g/cc
Volume, V = (π/4)(D2)(h)= (π/4)(0.060m)2(0.025) = 7.06858x 10-5 m3
Volume of soil, Vs= Md/Gs ρw= 0.09157/(2.65)(1000) = 3.45547x10-5m3
Volume of Voids, Vv= V-Vs= 7.06858x 10-5 m3 - 3.45547x10-5= 3.6311x10-5m3
Void ratio, e = Vv/ Vs= 3.6311x10-5m3 / 3.45547x10-5m3= 1.046
Porosity, n = 1/(1+e)=1/(1+1.046)= 0.488

For the result based on the reading in the apparatus

>>>Loads
Note: In the apparatus scale used was 1:10 therefore the loads (kgs) need to multiply by 100.
Then, convert the kgs units to Newton (1kg=9.81 N) to make it the Normal Force
Test 1 = 5kgs x 100 = 50kgs x 9.81= 490.5N
Test 2 = 10kgs x 100 = 100kgs x 9.81= 981N
Test 3 = 15kgs x 100 = 150kgs x 9.81= 1471.5N
Test 4 = 20kgs x 100 = 200kgs x 9.81=1962N

Then, used the converted units to get the value of the Normal Stress using the Area of the
ring=2827.43mm2

Test 1 = σ= (490.5N / 2827.43mm2)(1000) = 490.5kPa

Test 2 = σ= (981N / 2827.43mm2) (1000)= 981kPa
Test 3 = σ= (1471.5N / 2827.43mm2) (1000)= 1471.5kPa
Test 4 = σ= (1962N / 2827.43mm2 ) (1000)= 1962kPa

>>>Shear Force
Note: In the reading on the shear force the unit used was kgf, therefore convert it to Newton
(1kgf=9.81 N), then used it for the value of Shear stress using the Area of the ring=2827.43mm2

Test 1 = σ= 23.8 kgf x 9.81 N=(233.48N / 2827.43mm2)(1000) = 82.58kPa

Test 2 = σ= 35.2 kgf x 9.81 N=(345.31N / 2827.43mm2)(1000) = 122.13kPa
Test 3 = σ= 69.1 kgf x 9.81 N=(677.87N / 2827.43mm2)(1000) = 239.75kPa
Test 4 = σ= 74.6 kgf x 9.81 N=(731.83N / 2827.43mm2)(1000) = 258.83kPa

In the Graph: Normal stress vs Shear Stress

Cohesion, c= 25.508 kPa

Angle of internal Friction: Using the result of Test 4 and the y-intercept
tan (ϕ)= 258.831-25.508/ 693.916= 18.58o